General News

No Debate: Donate and You Vote for IR. (Oct. 11, 2012) Explore Latest in Stroke Care With CLOTS: Catheter Lysis of Thromboembolic Stroke Course Covers All Aspects of Acute Stroke Management; Oct. 21–25 in Dallas (Oct. 10, 2012) Resources Available From IAEA's Radiation Protection of Patients Website News From AMA: Innovator Committee Publishes Payment Reform Paper; CMS Distributes 2011 PQRS and Elecronic Prescribing Incentives, Awards; Register for Oct. 10 CMS-hosted Medicare Enrollment Provider Call (Oct. 8, 2012) SIR Thanks Corporate Partners for Educational Support of Current Status of Locoregional Liver Therapy: An Evidence-based Review Webinar (Oct. 8, 2012) Your Vote, Your SIRPAC Donation: It's About Building Key Relationships With Congress, Donor Recognition; Donate Today (Oct. 5, 2012) Online Registration Open for SIR's 38th Annual Scientific Meeting; Deadlines: Early-bird Registration Deadline (Jan. 18, 2013), Advance Registration (March 8, 2013) (Oct. 1, 2012) Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology: There's an App for That: Society of Interventional Radiology's Flagship Publication Delivers Research Fast (Sept. 26, 2012) Society of Interventional Radiology Issues Annual Scientific Meeting Call for Abstracts; Submission Deadline Approaches, Submit Research Online by Oct. 9 for SIR's 38th Annual Scientific Meeting (Sept. 25, 2012)

 

Leading Interventionalists Hail New Certificate at CIRSE 2012; Key Members Say Interventional Radiology "New Form of Medicine," Monumental Decision for IR Worldwide (Interventional News, Sept. 19, 2012) Society of Interventional Radiology Hails Affirmation of Specialty's Role in Patient Care: Interventional Radiology Now a Primary Specialty in Medicine; ABMS Recognizes Unique IR Skill Set With the New Dual Certificate in Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology; Read Message From SIR President Marshall E. Hicks, M.D., FSIR (Sept. 12, 2012) SIR Foundation Offers Free On-demand Research Web Presentation for SIR Members; More Information Available About "Research Education: Literature Review, Evidence-based Interventional Radiology (EBIR) and Comparative Effectiveness" SIR Submits Comment Letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Interim 2013 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payments System (HOPPS) Rule (Sept. 6, 2012) Society Provides Comment Letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Proposed Rule to Update Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Payment Policies and Payment Rates (Sept. 6, 2012) Get Schooled! Online Registration Open for New Webinars: "Renal Artery Stenosis: What's New?" (Nov. 14), "Complex Issues in the Management of Venous Insufficiency Patients" (Dec. 18); Find More Info on SIR's Website or SIR's Learning Center Online Applications Being Accepted for SIR's International Scholarship Program; Learn More About Scholarship Guidelines and Society's International Program Post a Job, Find a Job With SIR's Career HQ, Interventional Radiology's Specialized Job Board "Updates in Interventional Radiology" Accents Emerging Trends, Practice Growth: Society of Interventional Radiology Press Publishes New Digest of Current Literature of the Specialty, Spotlights Advances, Advice Free Access Now Available to SIR Annual Scientific Meeting Plenary Session Webcasts; Register for Free, Start Viewing

Member News

ACR Calls For Comments to Revised 2013 Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards (ACR member login required). (Oct. 11, 2012) Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments (SCARD) Announced Withdrawal of Uniform Interview Dates for Current Third Year of Radiology Residents; IR Fellowships Will Continue to Have Defined Interview Period (Oct. 4, 2012) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Approved Audits of Coding for E&M Services in Physician Offices, Specifically CPT Code 99215; Read Approval Notice and AMA Letter (Sept. 21, 2012) SIR Members James Silberzweig, M.D., FSIR, and Robert Dixon, M.D., FSIR, Named to Newly Formed Joint Commission Working Panel; Read More (Sept. 21, 2012) SIR Comments to FDA on Pediatric Imaging SIR's Comments Addressed ACGME-proposed Changes in Resident Eligibility Criteria Section of Common Program Requirements SIR Submits Comments to CMS on Federal Rules for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MFS) SIR 2012-13 Call for Nominations for Elected Positions Posted; Nominations Due Oct. 5 (July 17, 2012) CMS Releases Draft 2013 Federal Rules for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) (July 16, 2012) Thanks to SIR Members Who Joined or Renewed With the American Medical Association, SIR Reached Targeted Membership, Read More in IR News (July 10, 2012) September/October IR News Available For Members Only: Sept. 6 E-News Now Posted; Read About ICD-10 Implementation See What's Happening: Check Out the SIR Calendar Interested in Providing a Visiting Fellowship/Observership for International IRs? Learn More Drug Shortage Update - From the Interventional Oncology Service Line (Nov. 18, 2011) SIR Members Strongly Encouraged to Contact BMS About Platinol Discontinuation (Dec. 21, 2010)
Read SIR's Follow-up Letter to BMS Regarding Platinol Discontinuation (Dec. 21, 2010)
SIR Expresses Concern to Bristol-Myers Squibb on Decision to No Longer Provide Platinol (Cisplatin) Powder for Patients Undergoing Transhepatic Arterial Chemoembolization (TACE), Notes Negative Impact on Patient Care, Asks BMS to Reconsider Discontinuation or to Delay Dec. 31 Deadline (Dec. 10, 2010) Discover Clinical Observerships and Procedural Visiting Fellowships in Interventional Radiology